[df]

…..a good beginning but I ‘ll be more specific with the problem. My input so far is detailed below but I’m missing a step.
1 -Click on “Tools”, scroll to “Custom component editor”
2-Add description and dimension ie. (6″ 90 deg. 5d bend + 762mm)
3-click “Validate item”
4- click “Insert item”
5- click “Save catalog” (I have fumbled thru to this point by trial and error)
6-I now have a “5D Bend_metric.cmp file (along side some other .cmp valve files already in program)
that I have added several size 5d bends for experimentation.
(Incidental to this learning exercise I have noticed the 5d bends already in program are limited to
a ” 2″and 3″ only. Am I missing a file? Also how do you input the degree symbol? I have not
seen a keyboard with a deg.symbol)
Sorry for the tangent. Now back to Item 6.I have now created a custom component file.
How do I enter data from .cmp file into “FitCalc” ? My expectation was that if I then clicked on “Custom”
button on lower right of FitCalc my entrys would magically appear and I would highlight whichever component
I wanted to add to tally .Obviously not the right direction.Custom only opens a blank sheet
which I am unable to add text or anything else.What is Custom button for and how do I make use of
custom component files that I create? Are they related functions?
I have used this program daily since version 1.0 and it is the best software value available.When I can navigate thru the yellow brick road of custom catalogdom it will be awesome.
Thanks for your time and effort.
Darryl (df)